Industrial Robotics Articles, Stories & News

Seegrid, the leading manufacturer of flexible AGVs, also known as robotic industrial trucks, will be officially launching its newest product at MODEX 2014 at booth #7317 in Atlanta, GA. The GWS35 is equipped with Seegrid's patented vision-guided autonomous navigation system and automatically transports palletized loads through manufacturing and distribution environments.

With Amazon announcing the launch of their Prime Air Project, Google too has decided to pitch itself as a worthy competitor in the parcel delivery race with the use of robots - a concept that Parcel2Go thinks will take the retail industry by storm.

The BI V2.0, a delta style 3D printer featuring widely available and self-replicating 3D printed components, has been launched by Boots Industries. The company has launched a Kickstarter campaign to roll out this new 3D printer with its sturdy self-replicating frame that offers one of the largest 3D build volumes and outstanding print quality to the public.

The premier exposition for model aviation, AMA EXPO 2014, hosted by the Academy of Model Aeronautics and presented by Go Professional Xtreme Custom Cases, will be held January 10-12 at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, CA. Anyone with an interest in general or model aviation are encouraged to attend to learn more about the model flying hobby, view and purchase the latest in model aircraft technology, mingle with model flying enthusiasts, listen to presentations by aviation experts, and enjoy a full weekend of camaraderie.

A significant source of electrostatic discharge (ESD) failure in PCB manufacturing can arise from the application of masking tape to protect contacts during heating, flux, wave solder and wash cycles. Polyonics' new XT-658 high temperature, antistatic removable masking tape can be be die cut and auto applied, protects sensitive portions of PCBs from heat and chemicals, eliminates static charges and can be cleanly removed.

techJOYnT Academy is teaching a new after school robotics program at Oakdale Public Schools. This is be the debut of techJOYnT's new Mobile STEM Lab - a facility designed to make STEM Education a possibility for multiple school locations.

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Mechatronic Motion Solutions from Festo is a unique system of components, modules, and software. It integrates all types of pneumatic, servopneumatic and (electro)mechanical automation motion and combines them according to your task. Irrespective of the control system environment you use, Mechatronic Motion Solutions always provides the appropriate interfaces.
The fingers can be actively moved and their strength amplified; the operator's hand movements are registered and transmitted to the robotic hand in real time. The objectives are to enhance the strength and endurance of the human hand, to extend humans' scope of action and to secure them an independent lifestyle even at an advanced age.